====== C - C++ Templates - Class Template specialization ======

<code cpp>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
template <class T> 
class specific {
  T value;

public:
  specific(T a) {
    cout << "Generic specific\n";
    value = a;
  }

  T getvalue() {
    return value;
  }
};
 

// Explicit specialization for float.
template <> 
class specific<float> {
  int value;

public:
  specific(float a) {
    cout << "Specific<char> specialization\n";
    value = a * a;
  }

  int getvalue() {
      return value;
  }
};
 

int main()
{
  specific<char> d('a');
  cout << "Character value: " << d.getvalue() << "\n\n";
 
  specific<float> i(2.2);
  cout << "Float value: " << i.getvalue() << "\n";
 
  return 0;
}
</code>